What color is #B3979A?

#B3979A is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3979A?

The RGB value is 179, 151, 154: 179 red, 151 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3979A?

The complementary color is #97B3B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3979A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3979A color

#B3979A rgb(179, 151, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3979A is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 59.2% green and 60.4% blue (179, 151, 154).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#B3979A color codes

HEX	`#B3979A`
RGB	`rgb(179, 151, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 59.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 14%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65, 10.89, 2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65, 11.14, 11.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.49, 34.051, 35.269)`
Decimal	`11769754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3979A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B3979A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3979A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B3979A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3979a; }
.text { color: #b3979a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3979a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 151 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3979a, #b3a297); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3979A?: #B3979A is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3979A?: The RGB value is 179, 151, 154: 179 red, 151 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3979A?: The complementary color is #97B3B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3979A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.